Sailing Resume - John Williams, Half Moon Bay, CA, - cell : (415) 793-6112 - email : jhw801@gmail.com
Owner 2005 Catalina 387 w Yanmar 3JH4E
Purchased 11/07/22. Berthed at Brisbane CA. Marina on San Francisco Bay
Finished fourth of nine in Brisbane 2025 Summer Club beer cans - First season racing
100 hours run on motor and 300 hours on sail.
Thirty day sails on SF Bay, approx. 15 nm/day
Two coastal passages San Francisco to Half Moon Bay 40 nm/trip
Offshore Passages – (Crew)
July 2018 – San Francisco to Hawaii, (Pac Cup), 44’ sloop, five crew, 2000 nm
(scheduled to do 2020 Pac Cup both ways on same 2018 boat ….but race cancelled due to pandemic)
Coastal Passages – (Crew)
October 2022 – San Francisco to San Diego (one way), 42’ sloop, three crew, 400 nm
September 2021 – Monterey to Santa Barbara (one way), 44’ sloop, three crew, 100 nm
July 2020 – San Francisco to San Diego (return), 44’ sloop, four crew, 800 nm
March 2018 – Los Angeles to Ensenada Mexico (return), 38’ sloop, five crew, 400nm
May 2017 – San Francisco to Oxnard, CA (one way), 35’ sloop, two crew, 350 nm
September 2016 – San Francisco, CA to Los Angeles, CA (one way), 38’ sloop, four crew, 400 nm
August 2016 – Bellingham WA to San Francisco, CA (one way), 44’ sloop five crew, 900 nm
2016 – US Sailing Coastal Passage Making Course – Northern California – (Skipper)
Certifications
US Sailing Coastal Passage Making 2016
Experience
Completed eight weekend voyages in 2016 – San Francisco Bay to Half Moon Bay or Drakes Bay (via Farallones Islands) – 80 NM round trip, Conditions up to F5.
2003-2015 San Francisco Bay Experience –(Skipper and Crew) At least 100 days out on the Bay, day sailing/racing
Certifications
US Sailing Basic Keelboat 2003, US Sailing Basic Cruising 2005, US Sailing Bareboat Cruising 2015, US Sailing Coastal Navigation 2015
